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Describe the correct technique for removing used
gloves: Correct Answers peel downwards away
from the wrist, turning glove inside out. pull glove
away until its removed from the hand, hold inside
out glove with other gloved hand. with your
gloveless hand, slide your fingers under the wrist
of the glove do not touch the outside surface of the
glove. turn the second glove inside out while
pulling it away from your body leaving the first
glove inside the second. dispose of gloves safely.
wash hands.
List 3 common organisms associated with these
transmission-based precautions:
Contact
Droplet
Airborne Correct Answers contact: salmonella,
scabies, shigella and pressure ulcers
Droplet: influenza, N Meningitidis (one of the
causes of meningitis), pertussis (whooping cough),
and rhinovirus (common cold)
Airborne:chicken pox(varicella), measles,
tuberculosis (TB)
List proper PPE for the following isolation
precautions/transmission-based precautions:
, Airborne Correct Answers airborne- (droplets
nuclei smaller than 5 microns) private room,
negative pressure airflow of at least 6-12
exchanges per hour via high efficiency particulate
air (HEPA) filtration; mask or respiratory protection
device, N95 respirator (depending on conditions)
List proper PPE for the following isolation
precautions/transmission-based precautions:
Contact: Correct Answers contact- (direct patient
or environmental contact) private room or cohort
patients (see agency policies). gloves, gowns
(patients may leave their room for procedures or
therapy if infectious material is contained or
covered, placed in a clean gown, and if hands are
cleaned.)
List proper PPE for the following isolation
precautions/transmission-based precautions:
Droplet: Correct Answers droplet: (droplets larger
than 5 microns; being within 3 feet of the
patient)private room or cohort patients; mask or
respirator required (depending on condition) refer
to agency policy
List proper PPE for the following isolation
precautions/transmission-based precautions:
Standard: Correct Answers standard-apply to
blood, blood products, all bodily fluids, non intact
skin and mucous membranes. hand hygiene before